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VIDA to be 1st to perform in Indy theater festival

By Risha Kohli · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:39 p.m.

IU Spanish theater group Vision, Identity, Drama, and Art performed a one-act play in Indianapolis this past weekend. VIDA took the one-act “Las nuevas tamaleras” (The New Tamaleras) to IndyFringe Friday, a theater festival in Indianapolis.

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Vox Lumiere brings silent movies to life

By Allison Tyra · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:38 p.m.

Performance group Vox Lumiere’s signature shows are rock concerts built around silent movies, and Friday night’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater was no exception.

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Woman reports attack near place of employment

By Elvia Malagon · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:37 p.m.

A Bloomington woman reported being attacked Friday while taking out trash from her job. The 19-year-old woman was taking out trash when she heard movement coming from a wooded area near her place of employemnt, Carnes said.

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Students blame Fed for economic crisis

By Nico Perrino · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:35 p.m.

Standing before the Sample Gates, 16 members of IU Students for Liberty and Hoosiers for Nader braved the 20-degree weather Saturday to protest what they believe to be the cause of the country’s economic crisis: the Federal Reserve Bank.

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Red Cross sells holiday gift baskets

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:33 p.m.

The Monroe County chapter of the American Red Cross is bringing holiday cheer once again – in the form of a gift basket.

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Shots fired at Georgian, Polish presidents’ motorcade

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:31 p.m.

Shots were fired near the motorcade carrying the presidents of Georgia and Poland on Sunday – the fifth anniversary of Georgia’s Rose Revolution – Georgian officials said. No one was hurt in the shooting.

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Karzai, Obama speak on fighting terrorism in Pakistan

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:27 p.m.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pledged in a telephone conversation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and the region – an apparent reference to Pakistan – would be a top priority during his administration, Karzai’s office said Sunday.

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Time for green jobs

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 9:21 p.m.

When the 2008 election began, I never could have imagined the magnitude of the trying times ahead. We watched as our addiction to oil brought us to our knees and saw the financial system crumble under the weight of greed. Now is the time for President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to be strong leaders on the economic problems and in guiding our country toward smart, clean energy policies. Our leaders have the opportunity to kick our dependence on fossil fuels while stimulating the economy and stabilizing the climate. The simple solution is green jobs. In Indiana, we specifically need to move away from investing in new coal plants that emit greenhouse gases. Why should we continue to invest millions of dollars in this finite resource that also harms our communities?

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In defense of gluttony

By Christian Hines · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 9:20 p.m.

Gluttony gets a bad rap. A French proverb describes the glutton as “one who digs his grave with his teeth.” The good book itself admonishes readers in Proverbs 23: “Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat, for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.” If that weren’t enough, the whole seven deadly sins thing didn’t help either. Yet with Thanksgiving only three days hence, Americans across the country are reminded of how much they love to eat. We might be the most obese country in the world, but once a year we tell ourselves it’s okay to splurge.  

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We should all be thankful for something

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 9:19 p.m.

It’s that time again – time to head home for a paltry five days of Thanksgiving vacation while plenty of our fellow college students enjoy either an entire week off or an epic fall break. But wait a second! Wouldn’t going home with that kind of attitude be contrary to the entire spirit of Thanksgiving? After all, Thanksgiving – aside from drawing turkeys by tracing your hand in first grade – is really about giving thanks for what we do have, even in the tough times. As IU students, we should have plenty to be thankful for. Our new freshman class is better than ever. Indiana seems to be doing fine. Even if you adamantly wanted to ditch Gov. Mitch Daniels, you should be thankful that even in this downturn we have enough money to draft a functioning budget. Just look next door: The Illinois General Assembly recently considered allowing Illinois voters to recall Gov. Rod Blagojevich,  who by some counts might have an approval rating as low as 13 percent. That I-69 extension doesn’t seem so bad now, does it?

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‘Time’ for a change

By Abby Schwimmer · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 9:18 p.m.

It sounds like the cage match of the century. In one corner, there’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in all of his psychotic fervor, pitted against poor, inarticulate President George W. Bush. Next up is Mrs. Sarah “You Betcha!” Palin, duking it out with her dead-on impersonate-ress, Tina Fey. It’s a vicious contest that makes the ear-biting badasses of professional boxing look like a senior citizen bridge club, and it’s coming straight to a newsstand near you. 

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Together for the holidays

By Jordan Zaslow · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 9:16 p.m.

Everyone has four biological grandparents. Some are lucky enough to have all four alive and able to be an active presence in their lives. I am one of the luckiest people I know. My grandparents are all alive and in pretty good health for their ages, allowing me to have four beautiful relationships with four remarkable people. The best part is, I am aware of how lucky I am. My family is from Michigan, but unfortunately our extended family lives elsewhere. For a girl who values the time she has with her grandparents the way I do, the distance is torture. That’s why I think the holiday season truly is the most wonderful time of the year. There is no better excuse for families to come together and celebrate – and because my grandparents are getting older, traveling is becoming more difficult.

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No hoax

By Danielle Fleischman · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 9:12 p.m.

Autumn is writhing away, and the weather has gotten colder. So I find that my gaze is kept strictly to the ground as I hustle from one class to the next. Instead of marveling at the leaves as they changed colors or watching the squirrels scurry among the trees, I am staring at the sidewalk and trying to keep warm. Unfortunately, somebody has decided to graffiti this campus with statements about how the American government orchestrated the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Covered with different chalk colors, the pathways between many of the school buildings are littered with question marks, directions to visit 911truth.org and statements such as “synthetic state sponsored terrorism."

Freshman wide receiver Tandon Doss misses a pass into the endzone during the first half of Indiana's game against Purdue Saturday in West Lafayette, IN. The Hoosiers lost 62-10.

IU suffers worst loss to Purdue in more than a century

Saturday, Nov. 22,2008 4:39 p.m.

With more than nine seconds remaining the game, IU made its first defensive stop of the day. In the 84th annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, IU was dominated in every facet of football en route to a 62-10 pounding. The Hoosiers managed just 214 total yards as their defense let up 596.

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